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NEW YORK — The downdraft on Wall Street intensified Monday as the Dow Jones industrial average – which was briefly down more than 1,000 points -- suffered its second drop of more than 500 points in as many days and the broader Standard & Poor's 500-stock index tumbled into official correction mode for the first time since 2011.  Investors hoping for a market bounce after the Dow's worst week in four years got a vicious plunge instead after the opening bell when the Dow went into freefall and fell 1,089 points in a dive described as a "huge whoosh," by Bespoke Investment Group. The Dow's closing point loss of 588.40 points, or 3.6%, to 15,871.35, was its 8th worse one-day point loss in history and worse daily point decline since Aug 8, 2011.The freefall on Wall Street has now infected every corner of the stock market, with the blue-chip Dow, small-company Russell 2000, large-company S&P 500 and tech-dominated Nasdaq composite all now down more than 10% from their record peaks this year and into full-fledged corrections. In volatile trading, the Dow initially plunged as much as 1,089 points in early trading before almost clawing back to even, only to succumb to a late-day swoon. At its low point, the Dow was in danger of suffering its worst one-day point loss on record -- a 777.68 drop on Sept. 29, 2008.  The Standard & Poor's 500 index was down 77.68 points, or 3.9%, to 1893.21 as it dipped into correction territory — which is defined as a drop of 10% or more. The Nasdaq composite index fell 179.79 points, or 3.8%, to 4526.25. The Dow is now down 13.3% from its high. The S&P 500 is off 11.2%, the Nasdaq is 13.3% below its closing peak and the Russell 200 is down 14.2% from its record.